Sport
Develop communication, confidence and professional skills across a range of specialisms
Sport
Develop communication, confidence and professional skills across a range of specialisms
Top 20
in the UK for teaching
on my course
National Student Survey 2024
Top 15
in the UK for graduate prospects in Sports Science
Complete University Guide 2025
100%
positivity for resources and facilities
National Student Survey 2024
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Saturday 12 October
Friday 1 November
Saturday 23 November
Discover our high-quality and innovative sport courses
Student-focused facilities
Our fantastic sporting facilities and friendly team are available to ensure all your sport and leisure needs
are met.
Sports science excellence
We have a nearly 40-year proven track record of excellence in teaching, research and applied sport and exercise science.
Wide range of study areas
Our courses are delivered with a hands-on philosophy and taught by research-active staff and experienced industry practitioners.
Built around employability
Gain a wealth of experience through work placements that give you the best foundation for successful career within the sports industry.
Sport courses
Explore our highly-regarded degrees, underpinned by internationally-recognised, world-leading research and
cutting-edge practice
Whether your interest in sport stems from physical education and outdoor education, coaching, development, management, sport and exercise sciences or sports therapy,
we have a course for you.
Select a learning level
Excellent levels of support
Learn from lecturers who know you by name
Our dedication to smaller classes allows our expert teaching staff to really get to know and how best to help thrive.
Our experienced staff are invested in your personal and academic development and provide excellent levels of 1-1 support throughout your studies.
Sports facilities
Student-focused sporting facilities to support your sporting and academic development
Watch as Professor Mike Lauder takes you through the wide range of facilities accessible to you at the University 抖阴视频, including the world-class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport laboratories.
Sports facilities
World-class sporting facilities to support your sporting and academic development
Watch Professor Mike Lauder takes you through the wide range of facilities on offer at the University 抖阴视频, including the world-class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport.
Sports laboratories and equipment
Everything you need to fully explore sports science
Our dedicated sports science laboratories consist of four specialist psychology labs, two dedicated biomechanics labs, five physiology labs and an environmental chamber used to simulate unusual conditions such as heat and altitude.
Sports Federation and teams
Compete in a wide range of sports in structured leagues and recreational formats
Our sport facilities are open to all students to use, whether you are competing at a national level with BUCS or looking to play with friends outside of your timetabled learning.
Women in sport
One of only nine FA Women鈥檚 High-Performance Football Centres in the UK
Over the past 10 years the University 抖阴视频 has supported the Anita White Foundation and currently organises the Women鈥檚 Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA).
Research
Internationally-recognised and world-leading sports research
We have established a reputation for sports related research. In the most recent nationwide evaluation of our research, 73% of our research activity was considered to be internationally recognised or word leading.
Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Unit
Expert consultancy and services to boost performance and recovery
The University 抖阴视频鈥檚 Sport Performance and Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU) offers expert services and consultancy to everyone from international athletes through to recreational sportsmen and women.
PhD study
Join a vibrant and diverse postgraduate community
We have around 30 current PhD students, conducting research in a wide range of sport disciplines, including performance, health and wellbeing, equality and diversity, nutrition, and physical education.
Gifted Athlete Scholarship
Committed to supporting athletes with their studies and sporting ambitions
The University's Gifted Athlete Support Programme (GASP) helps students combine academic study with sport by offering support to compete at the highest level.